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        "name": "Asahi Pentax",
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        {
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            "date": "2026-08-05",
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        {
            "id": 67455,
            "date": "2026-08-04",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "[N MINT] Asahi Pentax SMC Takumar 85mm F/1.8 Portrait Lens M42 Mount From JAPAN",
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        },
        {
            "id": 54404,
            "date": "2026-08-03",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "[Top MINT] Pentax Super Multi Coated Takumar SMC 85mm F/1.8 M42 Lens From JAPAN",
            "price": 320,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 236,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "SMC Takumar",
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            "in_typical_price": true,
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            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.com/itm/398206120557",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 54403,
            "date": "2026-07-31",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "[Near MINT+++] Pentax Smc Super Multi Coated Takumar 85mm f/1.8 Lens From JAPAN",
            "price": 275,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 206,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "SMC Takumar",
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            "in_typical_price": true,
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            "flags": [],
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            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 68923,
            "date": "2026-07-25",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Rare! [Near MINT] ASAHI PENTAX Auto Takumar 85mm F/1.8 MF Camera Lens From JAPAN",
            "price": 295,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 221,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "Auto-Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
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            "flags": [],
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    ],
    "sales_ledger": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/85mm-f-1-8/sales/",
    "citation": "“Asahi Pentax 85mm f/1.8: typical sale price £212, the median of 16 recorded sales, 2015–2026, middle half £150–£239 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/85mm-f-1-8/",
    "method": {
        "version": 1,
        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/methodology/"
    },
    "computed_at": "2026-10-08 00:10:00.968880",
    "attribution": "Data from cameraworth.com — a public register of what cameras and lenses actually sold for. Cite the page URL and the retrieval date; see /methodology/ for how each figure is made."
}